"I LEARNED IT ON A PODCAST" -- This podcast is for anyone interested in learning about podcasting and the latest
eLearning technologies.
- Rodney B. Murray, PhD, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Monday, October 23, 2017

We discuss how StudyTree integrates academic support services with artificial intelligence to provide students with a mobile automated academic assistant. StudyTree analyzes students’ grades and behavioral patterns to construct customized recommendations to improve their academic performance.

Thursday, September 07, 2017

Interview with Jim Chalex, Vice President of Product Management at Blackboard Inc. We discuss the Blackboard Learn product roadmap. What are the various "flavors" of Blackboard Learn and how will they evolve over the next couple of years? We discuss:

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Interview with Michael Piddock, CEO and Founder of Glisser. Glisser is a unique audience response system that shares presentation slides to mobile devices in real-time and uses polling and Q&A to make live events and the classroom interactive. We discuss:

Michael Piddock, CEO & Founder

How Glisser got started

How you use Glisser audience response

Limits of the free version

Key features of Glisser

Live Polling

Live Slide Sharing

Audience Q&A backchannel

Twitter Wall for events

Web platform, no plugin required

Participant note taking

Downloading slides

Translated captions (coming soon)

Podsafe Music Selection

Impossible Worries by Rod Murray - Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Interview with Dr. Ken Hartman, CEO of Degree Quest and the past president of Drexel University Online. Ken has a long distinguished history in education and especially online learning. This talk highlights changes to teaching and learning 20 years after Ken published his book, The Internet Guide for College Bound Students in 1996. We discuss:

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Rod illustrates a scenario he wrote as part of a strategic planning process on the future of education at the University of the Sciences.

The scenario illustrates one future of education. As we all know, technology is increasing at an exponential rate. Self driving cars, facial recognition, virtual-reality, augmented reality and 3D printing are extant today, but will be integrated into everyday life within 5 to 10 years, whether we like it or not. The interesting thing about the scenario is that each one of the technological advances illustrated here can be demonstrated in isolation today. Who knows where we will actually be in 5 to 10 years!

Friday, March 17, 2017

Interview with Michael Eiseman, Founder of Learn By Hand, LLC. With a masters in Chemical Engineering, Michael was a research scientist for DuPont R&D for nearly 30 years. He has always had an interest in education and launched Algebra By Hand™, the first app that allows drag and drop solving of algebra problems. We discuss:

Michael's background and his passion for teaching underprivileged students

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Interview with Yermie Cohen, MD, Co-Founder & CEO of Memorang, Inc. Memorang is a free web and mobile study tool that helps students memorize any type of information through spaced repetition, multiple quizzing modes and games. Students can prepare for exams with thousands of free pre-made flashcards and quizzes. Memorang partners with leading publishers, institutions, professional organizations, and authors to develop trusted content. We discuss: